Comanche County, Oklahoma (OK)

County population in 2016: 122,136 (78% urban, 22% rural); it was 114,996 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 17,004County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 8,396County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 24,003Renter-occupied apartments: 19,582 (it was 15,805 in 2000)

% of renters here:

40%

State:

33%

Land area: 1069 sq. mi.

Water area: 14.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 114 people per square mile (average).

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Comanche County: 85.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $129,400 (it was $70,500 in 2000)

Comanche:

$129,400

Oklahoma:

$132,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $86,300 - $196,900

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $166,535

Here:

$166,535

State:

$177,953

Townhouses or other attached units: $79,922

Here:

$79,922

State:

$186,815

In 2-unit structures: $55,173

Here:

$55,173

State:

$232,846

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $12,477

Here:

$12,477

State:

$94,065

Mobile homes: $59,310

Here:

$59,310

State:

$67,465

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $6,555

Here:

$6,555

State:

$40,791

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,142Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $362

Institutionalized population: 3,772

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 2

Rapes: 3

Robberies: 1

Assaults: 70

Burglaries: 95

Thefts: 196

Auto thefts: 20

Health of residents in Comanche County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is significantly worse than average.68.6% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.54.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.96.7% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.Average weight of males is 198 pounds. This is about average.Average weight of females is 159 pounds. This is about average.

(10.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 25.2% for Black residents, 18.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 21.2% for American Indian residents, 9.4% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 19.8% for other race residents, 23.6% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2016: 33.3 years old
(Males: 31.2 years old, Females: 35.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37.0 years old, Black residents: 27.8 years old, American Indian residents: 33.0 years old, Asian residents: 44.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.9 years old, Other race residents: 30.4 years old)

Area name: Lawton, OK MSAFair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Comanche County is $394 a month.Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $496 a month.Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $725 a month.

Agriculture in Comanche County:

Average size of farms: 358 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $27,687Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $89.18The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.92%The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 74.83%Average total farm production expenses per farm: $25,822Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.84%Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.29%Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $46,020The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.02%Average age of principal farm operators: 56 yearsAverage number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.29Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.38%All wheat for grain: 48990 harvested acresUpland cotton: 2232 harvested acresLand in orchards: 84 acres

Earthquake activity:

Comanche County-area historical earthquake activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 72% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

Most common underlying causes of death in Comanche County, Oklahoma in 1999 - 2014:

Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,069)

Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (979)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (751)

Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (610)

Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (549)

Congestive heart failure (464)

Pneumonia, unspecified (354)

Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (303)

Other forms of acute ischaemic heart disease (277)

Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (273)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.62Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 18,513Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 471Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 97,486

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,895Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 843Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 37Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 74

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 67.3. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide:

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:

Firearm - 34.3

Other - 33.0

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 137.1. This is less than state average.

90.5% of residents of Comanche speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

70% of Comanche County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Oklahoma.